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Parks service. Were here to talk about the service at its history and also learn more about the special house and people who lived here and how its being preserved by the National Parks service. Were joined by robert stanton. Biez, the former site manager here at arlington house. Obviously a park service employee. Hes also oversees a year long renovation of the estate. Let me start with the story of how the National Park service began. As the National Park service was authorized by an act of congress, signed into law by president woodrow wilson, august 25, 1916. There we celebrate the 100th an...

The dew point, is the true measure of the temperatures so its feeling much warmer. This is the metro and well beyond under heat advisory until 8 00 this evening. Temperatures, air temperatures on the thermometer, 97 in leesburg. 93 in manassas. 95 in baltimore. The critical observation is the feels like temperature. When you combine the temperature and the dew point. Right now it feels like 105 in the city and in leesburg it feels like 106 degrees in fredericksburg. The only thing that can cool us off is a shower. If you are dining outside its uncomfortably hot and humid until later this eveni...

The Rushing Waters turning deadly. Overnight the search for a missing toddler suspended for resuming today. The body found. Roads turned into rivers. A blue Station Wagon swept away by the current. The governor declaring a state of emergency in 44 counties. In richwood West Virginia, seven inches of rain falling in three hours. Neighborhoods engulfed. Cars nearly disappearing. People cant get out and they cant get in. They are working around the clock. More than 100 swift water rescues since the flooding began. Meteorologist josh knight. Michelle steve rudin joins us now. We hope for a break f...

Services most visited historic home, arlington house, the robert e. Lee memorial at arlingt Arlington Cemetery. Join us with our phone calls as we talk with the former arlington site house manager who will oversea the yearlong restoration of the mansion, slave quarters and grounds. Today the 100 anniversary of the National Park service live from arlington house at 7 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv on cspan3. Coming up this weekend on American History tv on cspan3. The Abraham Lincoln president ial Library Foundation published a book of musings by public figures and ordinary americans c...

People visited the National Parks. When people think of National Parks they think of the every glaze. The National Park service tells the american stories. The Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument and president s park which surrounds the white house are all part of the narrative. This submission was carved in the stones of Mount Rushmore by the sculptor who wrote the purpose is to communicate the americans stories. The National Park service taking the lead and reconcile story lines of many Historic Sites across the country. It is an example of that effort. It is the parks system most v...